Special move: Beta Roll

I need to time this right.

Just as Sylphid shifts her weight.

Now!

Emergency rapid response maneuver!

As Sylphid was in the process of mounting me I proceeded to roll myself to safety at massive speed.

Yes, this was a technique from long past, thought to me by my brother.

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FLASHBACK START

“Listen up, Mari! Whenever one of the other kids or Hebi-san try to bully you, you just give them one of these!”

Zachs had an injured leg ever since that event, so he had to come up with a new quick way of movement.

He secluded himself in his bedroom for days and was brainstorming, barely eating during that period.

And this was the result of his research: Collapse to the ground, stretch you arms and legs out like a snake and start to quickly roll to the side. Use the centrifugal **** to increase your speed and roll to safety.

“It even works when they pantsed you. Just roll! Roll like your life depends on it! Rooooooll”

I watched Zachs roll away, his last words echoing in the distance.

FLASHBACK OVER

My brother named his method the Best Evacuation Tactic Acceleration Roll or abbreviated...

the Beta Roll

I spend years perfecting this technique. At this point I could safely say that I was better at it then my brother. I could even do it without breaking any bones.

It appears my graceful show has left Sylphid speechless.

Or perhaps she was just baffled at my sheer idiocy.

Whatever the case, I rolled away. As long as I was rolling the massive centrifugal **** will prevent Sylphid from even getting close, let alone mount me. I was also pleased to note that the sand of the arena did not inhibit my ability to roll. I did however get some of it in my eyes, which was very unpleasant.

This has worked so far, but I can not allow myself to get complacent. After all this is Sylphid we are talking about. Her brief moment of befuddlement can only last for so long. And while the Beta roll was excellent for a quick get away, getting up with my pants around my ankles would prove rather difficult. At the very least, Sylphid would intervene at that moment.

And there was also the matter of Ben to consider. Would he just allow me to keep rolling? It sounded almost blasphemous but there was a possibility he would view this sacred technique as evading.

I was sure, I was rolling dangerously close to a rule violation.